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Nov
15
comment Meaning and application of convolution or deconvolution in physical sciences
@Cedric I'm trying to find a real case, simple scenario where a convolution is used. I don't think we are going to have an endless list. I am looking for a very specific answer, the one that explains clearly how a convolution/deconvolution is practically used in real-world science.
Nov
15
asked Meaning and application of convolution or deconvolution in physical sciences
Nov
15
comment Does this statement make any sense?
I love when people use technobabble they know nothing about to work around their ignorance :)
Nov
12
revised Why isn't the ISS electrically charged?
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Nov
12
comment Home experiments to derive the speed of light?
you have to know the frequency of the microwave, though.
Nov
11
revised What determines the color of a pure substance and is it possible to predict it?
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Nov
11
comment Conversion from FITS to NetCDF?
And by the way. NetCDF is the past. HDF5 is much better :)
Nov
11
comment Conversion from FITS to NetCDF?
It's computer programming, not physics, so I do agree to close as well (although I cannot vote for it). Nevertheless, I do understand Joe, because it's unlikely he will find a lot of people expert on NetCDF on StackOverflow. I hope I'm wrong.
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11
revised Nano-particle or Molecule?
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answered What determines the color of a pure substance and is it possible to predict it?
Nov
10
comment What methods can astronomers use to find a black hole?
Hawking radiation is inversely proportional to the black hole mass, so I don't really hold my breath for having a detector able to see Hawking radiation from ordinary black holes.
Nov
10
comment List of the most fundamental assumptions of quantum mechanics?
as a quantum chemist would say, yes, it exists, but its projection in the english space has lower dimension, thus has a larger error due to the variational theorem.
Nov
10
comment List of the most fundamental assumptions of quantum mechanics?
@mumtaz:The electron is technically handled as a dimensionless point, but it's irrelevant. What you work on is the coordinate of an electron, but what you have is a coordinate of space where an electron's wavefunction has a given value. when you say wavefunction $\psi(x)$, your $x$ is a dimensionless point, but it's not really like you have a infinitesimal particle stuck in point $x$.
Nov
10
comment List of the most fundamental assumptions of quantum mechanics?
This is hardly in plain english ;)
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10
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